Stuart lives in Tauranga, New Zealand. Up until the beginning of 2020, international work, recreational travel, children and grandchildren occupied the bulk of his time. Then COVID-19 lockdown arrived to New Zealand in March 2020. This gave him the necessary breathing space to write his first novel. It was something that had been parked for a long time. He is especially interested in the scientific world including its diverse geology, fauna and flora. During his travels, Stuart has silently observed how people interact on a personal and group level, and has embraced the amazing diversity of global cultures experienced.
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Vulnerability, emotion, passion, lust, kindness, caring, tenderness, commitment, respect and the incredible power of a smile – this is William and Aoife’s love story. William is a quiet and reflective man from Hunterville in New Zealand, escaping rural loneliness. Aoife is a beautiful and trusting woman from Galway in Ireland, escaping an abusive partner. They fortuitously cross paths for the first time at Nonna Russo’s cooking class in Naples, Italy. Their relationship starts very slowly, but in just 10 short days, total strangers quickly become inseparable lovers as they are intoxicated by ‘la bella vita’ of Naples. William and Aoife embrace the Napoli café culture, go to an opera for the first time, go horse riding on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, experience aperitivo, visit jaw-dropping museums and churches, and swim down at the waterfront. They give kindness, respect and a friendly smile wherever they go. They are gifted the same by the people of Naples. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Seven weeks after a painful and emotionally charged farewell in Naples, Aoife is reunited with William on his farm in New Zealand. William proposes, Aoife is pregnant, there is a wedding and a funeral. As William walks from the Hunterville Cemetery, an old lady beckons him over. What she says has unimaginable consequences for William and Aoife’s journey ahead.
Three magnificent millennials, 3 singing sensations, and 3 younger persons on journeys of self-discovery. Meet Tomas Moreno from Buenos Aires, Argentina; Sarah Gellner from New York City, USA; and Saddih Ziad from Jericho in the Occupied West Bank of Palestine.
Tomas, a devoted Catholic Christian, travels to stay with his great aunt in Milan, Italy. Sarah, a conservative Orthodox Jewish woman, travels to stay with her grandmother in Prague, the Czech Republic.
Through a series of unexpected events and unconditional support, Saadih, a devoted man of the Muslim faith, meets up with Tomas and Sarah in Milan and Prague.
Tomas, Sarah and Saadih are 3 close friends who not only practice interfaith respect and coexistence but do it with sincerity, dignity and humility that leaves a positive feeling with everybody they meet as they navigate daily life in new surroundings.
A love of music bonds them and quickly they create a social media frenzy and attain social media stardom. Each is a singing superstar. Everybody (well, nearly everybody) they meet along the way is inspired by the devotion and respect they have for their own and each other’s religions.
They join together to present a unique springtime musical concert in Wenceslas Square, Prague.
Happiness prevails, and the crowd goes wild until…
Early in March 2023 the author completed his own 'Return to Hunterville' visit. This was more than 12 months since I last passed through Hunterville and had told various persons that I was hoping to p ........
Welcome to the Author's Website for "Return to Hunterville and the Manuka Honey Shop". For those that have purchased and read my novel, or those that are contemplating doing so.....thank you very much ........
I haven't been back to Hunterville for over 12 moths and I'm uncertain if news has got through to it's residents, that my novel has now been published. I said I was going to write a novel about Hunter ........
In just over a weeks time the author will be revisiting Hunterville, lower North Island, New Zealand. It's almost 18 months since I last passed through Hunterville and told some of the locals that ........
Readers may query the ending of my novel and why it appears to just 'hang in mid air'.......please let me explain. The final sentence in the novel on pg 294 is........The old lady who had been standin ........
May I respectfully suggest that all readers of my novel to make the following playlist (download from itunes or log on to utube) and play each song while reading the relevant passage. I'm 99.9% sure t ........
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